What was found
COS CREW REPORTED NLG WILL NOT RETRACT ON CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED COS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE STRUT RE-PACK. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2014
- Submitted
- January 29, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N76201
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53291
- Aircraft time
- 68,065 hours, 29,243 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.